James and His Colorful Sleeve

Last month, I had the pleasure of running into James, in Penn Station. He has an incredible sleeve, which he gladly took some time to share with us:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCm2YZ6ZuEPyLrRk_ifWzEAtHqtfzrZ4_IJHLP24E7fWCCdDo1IX4bO5Lt8P_2uHXijtvzN_DkEv5rj9IoTnKmmkElcVhJUB0TvJsm6ZmBKM8hZdLz4TouDOkq20kJiNHCKCBPGBXUGI/s1600/samurai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCm2YZ6ZuEPyLrRk_ifWzEAtHqtfzrZ4_IJHLP24E7fWCCdDo1IX4bO5Lt8P_2uHXijtvzN_DkEv5rj9IoTnKmmkElcVhJUB0TvJsm6ZmBKM8hZdLz4TouDOkq20kJiNHCKCBPGBXUGI/s640/samurai.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br />James is very interested in Japanese traditions, and this piece, by <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/christian-masot/">Christian Masot</a> at <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/">Silk City Tattoo</a> in Hawthorne, New Jersey, is a stunning colorful tribute. I mean, check out this detail:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6-ayv70jLI9XTjOr4-31BPEl9fjQZghzEU4OqFFbEvHceLiZKF9GR9_mkPvG0vPTCuPBnhrW2DdMT8SjzHZkjXme5gql8I_fK65BC6S_zM9jCCCMEKmuAkyFSKih_UGZ2ijftkrDMx4/s1600/samurai+detail_picnik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6-ayv70jLI9XTjOr4-31BPEl9fjQZghzEU4OqFFbEvHceLiZKF9GR9_mkPvG0vPTCuPBnhrW2DdMT8SjzHZkjXme5gql8I_fK65BC6S_zM9jCCCMEKmuAkyFSKih_UGZ2ijftkrDMx4/s640/samurai+detail_picnik.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br />Work from Silk City has appeared before on Tattoosday, check out <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Silk%20City%20Tattoo">these examples</a>.<br /><br />On the bottom of James' right arm is this incredible collage:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSxNwB-poUbtZr8DTX_Upy_Zu_NEC9Tx9zEnVYxsJZkRrJ171GziSME0Kvs4ZKEEZ-JQHyWvlKUaQ2cIL0Fbkm57mCIz3ujuBAta40duUtj9KnUkvyNjB9KrlS2pnp-bfr80QSJ0ANwA/s1600/frog+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSxNwB-poUbtZr8DTX_Upy_Zu_NEC9Tx9zEnVYxsJZkRrJ171GziSME0Kvs4ZKEEZ-JQHyWvlKUaQ2cIL0Fbkm57mCIz3ujuBAta40duUtj9KnUkvyNjB9KrlS2pnp-bfr80QSJ0ANwA/s400/frog+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This burst of color includes a poison dart frog, a Jackson chameleon, a lotus, a mum, and a tulip.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3UOXmlnDfZ2z9Z5uIJyAXoslr2n34cm06umK-24KGeGWWwqrnV2GNPnGA17-RK5TNQNjXJdC3TIL_abNaZgqdnkDkCJfKLV6Cd8oPhQOQskTbirBbF-GqlDzfGnuIIQ2O1Sh0lB0k-w/s1600/frog+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3UOXmlnDfZ2z9Z5uIJyAXoslr2n34cm06umK-24KGeGWWwqrnV2GNPnGA17-RK5TNQNjXJdC3TIL_abNaZgqdnkDkCJfKLV6Cd8oPhQOQskTbirBbF-GqlDzfGnuIIQ2O1Sh0lB0k-w/s640/frog+detail.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Thanks to James for sharing his amazing work with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. <br /><br />If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit </span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>

James and His Colorful Sleeve

Last month, I had the pleasure of running into James, in Penn Station. He has an incredible sleeve, which he gladly took some time to share ...

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A Cool Frog Tattoo on a Hot Day

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5mdp0ATtC-SUJ4ycvD6fT8gIpEIgvI-yg_b_O5tIDV3-L24fi5A6StCgKrpqE3EabznylXo1sQCSD0G1S_b0ZViyQ-AiMywYsN5aucHVWfw32bqRo0CZsSe172WGMAINrDeeRgEcrnvu/s1600-h/PICT0531.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237688059924954994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5mdp0ATtC-SUJ4ycvD6fT8gIpEIgvI-yg_b_O5tIDV3-L24fi5A6StCgKrpqE3EabznylXo1sQCSD0G1S_b0ZViyQ-AiMywYsN5aucHVWfw32bqRo0CZsSe172WGMAINrDeeRgEcrnvu/s400/PICT0531.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />In probably one of my shortest posts, I present you with the frog above, inked on the left leg of Kelly.<br /><br />I spotted this beautiful tattoo as Kelly and a friend were waiting for some food at a cart on the corner of 33rd and 7th Avenue.<br /><br />Her hands were full and she seemed a bit in a hurry, so I don't have a lot of details (as well as not a perfect picture), but Kelly was in New York, visiting from Florida, and she has loved frogs since she was a kid.<br /><br />Even though the picture is a bit washed out and the back part of the tattoo is partially obscured, one can still see the vivid color and phenomenal detail that makes this piece just pop off of the skin.<br /><br />Kelly has 7 tattoos in all (one of which is a cool, but not as cool as this one, frog on the back of her right leg.<br /><br />This frog was inked about two and a half years ago at <a href="http://www.livewiretattoo.com/">Livewire Tattoo Studio</a> in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The artist was Angelo, who is no longer listed on their website.<br /><br />Thanks to Kelly for sharing her awesome amphibian tattoo here with us at Tattoosday!

A Cool Frog Tattoo on a Hot Day

In probably one of my shortest posts, I present you with the frog above, inked on the left leg of Kelly. I spotted this beautiful tattoo as ...

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